| 2010 NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Celebrating the 98th Anniversary of Japan's Gift of the Cherry Blossom Trees to the Nation's Capital Washington DC . 27 March - 11 April 2010 NationalCherryBlossomFestival.org ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography . Videography . Writings . Ads ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 2010 NCBF Artwork by Junko Yamada |
| Kick-Off Press Conference . Newseum Thursday morning, 4 March 2010 |
| Having captured some aspect of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC most years since 1993 I made a point to attend last Thursday morning's 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival Kick Off Press Conference at the Newseum. Click image on left to view photo album. |
| Community Cherry Blossom Art Show Union Station . NE WDC . 25 March 2010 |
| The 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival Annual Community Cherry Blossom Art Show at Union Station in NE Washington DC celebrates the creativity of DC Public and Charter School students whose artwork focuses on expressing how the cherry blossom trees in Washington DC spread the message of goodwill and friendship. Click image on the right to view the photo album and here is the video compilation. Read entire Elvert Barnes FREEDOM blog posting. |
| National Cherry Blossom Festival Tidal Basin Walk / WDC . 1 April 2010 |
| National Cherry Blossom Festival PARADE Constitution Avenue, NW, DC . 10 April 2010 |
| Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run . 11 April 2010 |
| While in past years, I have spent several days capturing the cherry blossom season along the Tidal Basin in SW Washington DC ... as a result of the racism that I experience whenever and where ever I go and, in particular, as a black male with a camera ...this year, I only made it down for a ritual cherry blossom photo walk on one occasion. Normally, "the walk" would start at one end of the Tidal Basin and wind around to the other side. Shortly after beginning the Thursday, 1 April 2010 walk from the east side ... and with the racsim being so thick ... instead of continuing on to the west side, I'd head northwest across the National Mall, up 17th Street to Dupont Circle. Where, once again, I'd experience "Deja Vu" all over again! |